Fabián Alfonso, Ricardo(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / University of California, Irvine, 2013)Treball Final de GrauAccés restringit per decisió de l'autor

Most structural systems are designed to operate in their elastic regime, resulting in a linear relationship between applied loads and resulting displacements. This behavior is easy to analyze but not necessarily optimal ...

Auria Rasclosa, Borja(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / University of California, 2010)Projecte/Treball Final de CarreraAccés obert

It has been known for many years that properties of individual materials can be
improved by appropriately combining two materials in a composite. A stiff and a lossy
material can be joined to achieve desired combinations ...

A number of advanced engineering systems require structures that are stiff and strong, while being capable of efficiently damping vibrations. These conflicting requirements are typically addressed by connecting two components, ...